BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of South Alabama junior
Nikola Kohoutova and sophomore
Yurie Takanishi picked up wins in singles and doubles on the first day of the Samford Fall Round Robin.
The Jaguars took on Samford in doubles and Memphis in singles.
DOUBLES
- Kohoutova paired with junior
Yu Fujioka for a 6-1 win over Janse Van Rensburg and Holly Horsfall
- Takanishi and
Cami Moreno defeated Cindy Oest and Elsa Pool 7-5
- Grace Jennings and Natalia De Ugarte slipped by
Juliette Talieu and
Leslie Soto 6-3, and Arianne Beltrame and Amanda Kilduff downed junior
Milka Pasanen and Christina Sisti of Tulane 6-1
SINGLES
- Kohoutova defeated Laura Bente 6-2, 7-5, and Takanishi rallied to get past Katherine Cao 3-6, 7-6, 7-6
- Fujioka fell in straight sets to Aran Teixido 6-4, 6-1, and Pasanen lost 6-0, 7-6 to Alisha Reayer
- Lina Hohnhold dropped Soto 7-5, 7-5 and Monique Woog recorded a 6-2, 7-6 win over Moreno
QUOTES FROM COACH KEYSER
"From a win-loss standpoint, today was definitely not what we are looking for. With regards to executing the basic fundamentals, inserting individual game styles into match play and overall quality of play, we have a long way to go. Having said that, I feel that it's a matter of time before we get there if we can keep the willingness to mentally engage and battle when things go wrong like we did today. The good news is that everyone involved today finally understood that individual match day performance usually is a reflection of the quality of play produced on the practice court."
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